Golf game



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GOLF GAME Sheet Filed Aug. 25, 1965 INVENTOR.

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GOLF GAME Filed Aug. 25, 1965 Sheet 3 of 5 INVENTOR. G'EgRG'E W; LINDA/IL mam/u .JM

A ORNEY United States Patent 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A playing apparatus is disclosed where a captive golf ball is stroked by the player with the full force of a regular drive. The blow is absorbed by a mechanism which allows the ball to spin about a shaft of an odometer. The player stands upon a platform which gives the sensation of standing upon a golf course and has in view a game board with scaled-down depictions of a golf course. The odometer reading gives the distance covered by each stroke and this is tallied by the player positioning a keeper playing piece on the game board in proportionality. The ball arrangement is an assembly of three balls on spacers which radiate like spokes of a wheel so that one ball is presented or teed at all times ready to be stroked.

This invention relates generally to games, and more particularly it pertains to a golf game and practice apparatus.

It is an object of this invention to provide a game apparatus which will simulate the playing of a game of golf.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device which presents a ball for stroking as on a tee.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a captive ball arrangement for golf practice which registers the impact of a blow by means of an odometer.

Yet another object is to provide a game board representing a golf course on which golf shots registered by the odometer are recorded with a ball-simulating playing p1ece.

Other objects and attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily apparent and understood from the following detailed specification and accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a golf game incorporating features of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary detail view taken on crosssection line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the ball arms of the ball wheel;

FIG. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged detail depiction of a fairway for the game board; and

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a playing piece for the gameboard showing the plug-in arrangement as viewed in the direction of the arrows 8-8 of FIG. 7.

Referring now to the details of the invention, the golf game of this invention includes three basic elements in addition to the usual golf clubs: a stroking wheel board 10, a registering game board 30 and a platform 40. All three elements 10, 30 and 40 are disposed on the surface of the ground in the relationship shown in FIG. 1.

The stroking wheel board 10 consists of a base 12 which is recessed at one end to receive a generally rectangular metal cup 14 open at the top and flush with the surface of the base 12 as shown in FIG. .4.,A ball wheel 16 is journalled in this cup 14 so as to rotate in a vertical plane.

3,421,376 Patented Jan. 14, 1969 "ice As best shown in FIG. 5, the ball wheel 16 consists of three ordinary golf balls 20 mounted equally spaced on a diameter around a shaft 18 by means of screws 22 and spacers 24. If desired, the spacer 24 may instead be a rubber covered flexible rod (not shown).

The shaft 18 extends from one side of the cup 14 and is attached by a flexible torque cable 26 to an odometer 28 set into the other end of the base 12. As best shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the cable 26 is hidden beneath the surface of the base 12 with only one ball 20 of the wheel 16 and the face of the odometer 28 extending thereabove.

The game board 30 is made of composition board or plywood marked in several colors with representations of a golf course of nine or eighteen holes as desired. As shown best in FIG. 7, each fairway 32 is provided along its length with spaced ferrous grommets 34 which are set into the board and designated by numerals representing yardage. The playing piece 36 is a golf ball attach-ed to a magnetized base 38. The latter not only fits within the grommet 34 but also secures itself therein by magnetic attraction.

Because the ball wheel 16 of the stroking wheel board presents the topmost ball 16 several inches higher than a normally teed ball on a green, a correspondingly high platform 40 is provided on which the player stands to swing his club. This platform 40 is advantageously made of strips of corded rubber on edge. Alternate straight strips 42 and wavy strips 44 are combined on transverse rods 46 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 with suitable spacers 48. Two such platforms 40 may be stacked one upon the other as depicted to gain the desired height.

The odometer 28 is set to zero by means of a reset lever 50 before each stroke or, for individual playing, it may be allowed to total the yardage of several strokes. The fly wheel effect of the ball wheel 16 causes it to spin a number of revolutions proportional to the strength of a blow in the ball 20. These revolutions are counted and presented as yardage on the odometer 28. The record of the yardage is tallied on the game board 30 with the playing piece 36.

Obviously, many other modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is, therefore, to be understood that within the scope of the appended claim the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

What is claimed is:

1. In a golf game having a base carrying a ball mounted on a rotatable member for stroking by the golf club of a player, said base being elongated axially of said rotating member, an odometer means connected therewith for indicating the rotations of the member when the ball is stroked, with said odometer means being distally disposed of said rotating member in said elongated base and connected by a straight torque-cable with said rotating member, said odometer means having a reset mechanism including a lever for striking by a said player for resetting the odometer, a stand for supporting a player, with said stand consisting of a plurality of stacked platforms, each 'said platform including strips of corded rubber boltedly assembled in alternate arrangement of straight and curved shape, for bracing the said platforms for stacking, thereby better positioning a player for stroking said. ball and striking said lever of said reset mechanism, and a chart for indicating distances, the improvement comprising the said chart consisting of a registering game-board marked with representation of a conventional golf course including angled fairways, and greens; graduated recesses having ferrous means in the board and aligned with said fairways and greens; a playing piece assembly consisting of a golf ball mounted on a T shaped member and a magnet oppositely mounted on the T shaped member and adapted to fit into the graduated recesses, magnetically engaging the ferrous means thereof, for marking the progress of a game of golf along the said fairways and greens.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Strasser 273-35.1 Stokoe 73379 McColm 273134 Kohler 273-195 

